Hi this is Emily from the ShotKam team. In this video we'll show you how to use
a mobile device to connect to the ShotKam, set up your settings, and watch
videos frame-by-frame. Let's get started.
The mobile app is for any Android or
Apple device such as an iPhone, iPad,
Android phone, or tablet.
If you have a Chromebook, then the camera will need to be plugged in using the provided USB
cable and cannot be used wirelessly.
The app is called ShotKam and it allows you to:
move the reticle, which is the red dot or crosshair seen in our videos, choose
your settings, download multiple videos at a time, and watch them frame-by-frame.
Now to download the free ShotKam app on your mobile device, visit either the
Google Play Store for Android or the App Store for Apple devices.
Tap on the search bar, type in ShotKam,
then install the app. Once the app has finished installing, you will see the
icon appear next to the other apps on your device. The ShotKam app will only
open once connected to the camera's Wi-Fi, so now we'll turn the camera into
Wi-Fi mode. Start with the ShotKam off, then hold the power button down for five
seconds. Release, then both LEDs will light up yellow. A few seconds later, one
will turn green. It is now sending out its own source of
Wi-Fi, so you'll connect to the ShotKam Wi-Fi like you would connect to an
office or Starbucks Wi-Fi. Now back onto your mobile device, open the "Settings" app,
tap on Wi-Fi, then select the "ShotKam" network.
Once you see the check mark next
to the ShotKam, it's connected. Please note that some mobile devices say
"Unmsecure Network" because it's not password protected, but only people
within 10 feet of the ShotKam can connect to its Wi-Fi.
Now close the settings, and tap on the ShotKam app.
You will now see a live view from the camera.
The four icons at the bottom are for:
adjusting your settings, playing your
videos, recording a test video, and
aligning the reticle. We'll first go over
how to align the reticle, which again is a red dot or crosshair seen in your
videos. Before continuing the ShotKam setup, please ensure that your gun is
empty. Now place it on a table pointed at a target about thirty yards or beyond.
Look down the barrel to align the bead onto a target. If you're at the range,
simply place the gun on your shooting bag, and aim it at a tree branch or any
stationary target off in the distance.
Anything beyond 30 yards will be perfect for all shooting disciplines. Once a gun
is stable and the bead is on a target, go to your mobile device to start adjusting
the camera's reticle. The purpose of this is to ensure that the reticle in your
videos exactly reflects where your barrel is aimed.
It may only need adjusted a few inches up or down, or to either side.
To move the reticle, hold down the blue arrow for two to three seconds, then
release it. Please allow for a slight Wi-Fi delay. Once it's centered on your
target, press "Save".
Now to change the camera's settings, tap on the gear icon.
From here you can change your "Gun Type", if for example you're going from a "break
action" to a "semi-auto".
Choose your "Target Type", which would be
the "Clay Targets" "Flying Birds" or "Ground Game" such as turkey or deer. You can also
change the "Recording Length" and "Speed", but we recommend leaving all these
settings as "Normal" with the factory defaults. Now to play a video, we'll do a
short test recording to walk you through the steps. Begin by tapping on the "record"
icon to start a recording, and again to stop the recording.
Next, press the "play"
icon, and a dated folder will now appear. Open the dated folder then you'll be
able to select up to four videos at a time. Press the "download" icon, then a
pop-up will appear. The top option is to quickly watch the video within the app.
Then the second option will also save a copy onto your mobile device.
This option allows you to watch the video outside of the ShotKam app and without being
connected to the camera's Wi-Fi. The video will be saved in your "photos" or "gallery" app.
Once it's on your mobile device, you can text it or upload it to social media. The
video file will be too big to email, because an email attachment must be
under 20 megabytes, but you can either text it, or share it. using Airdrop, Dropbox
or YouTube.
The ShotKam holds up to 2,000 videos on its internal memory card,
but when you're ready to delete the videos, either delete them within the
mobile app or with your computer.
We hope that this has been helpful, and if you
have any questions at all, please send us a message on the "Contact Us" page, send us
an email, or give us a call.
Thanks for watching.